Dynamic analysis of heart rate may predict subsequent ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction

T H Mäkikallio; T Seppänen; K E Airaksinen; J Koistinen; M P Tulppo; C K Peng; A L Goldberger; H V Huikuri

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00516-x

Dynamic analysis of heart rate may predict subsequent ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Sep 15;80(6):779-83. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00516-x.

Authors

T H Mäkikallio¹, T Seppänen, K E Airaksinen, J Koistinen, M P Tulppo, C K Peng, A L Goldberger, H V Huikuri

Collaborator

A L Goldberger²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Oulu, Finland.
² Beth Israel Hosp, Boston, MA

PMID: 9315590
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00516-x

Abstract

Dynamics analysis of RR interval behavior and traditional measures of heart rate variability were compared between postinfarction patients with and without vulnerability to ventricular tachyarrhythmias in a case-control study. Short-term fractal correlation of heart rate dynamics was better than traditional measures of heart rate variability in differentiating patients with and without life-threatening arrhythmias.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Case-Control Studies
Electrocardiography*
Female
Heart Rate*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology